Grey Itchy Patches On Skin

What Are the Symptoms of Eczema? Almost always, your skin will itch before a rash appears in eczema. Typically, eczema shows itself as: Patches of chronically itchy, dry, thickened skin, usually on the hands, neck, face, and legs (but it can occur anywhere).

/**/ Information on the causes of scaly skin patches, Look carefully at the scaly part of your skin. Is it a patch, flaky and white or grey.Causes of Scaly Skin. Gray, itchy skin hereortherebamfanywhere. Simplates X Cracks. I'm really not too sure where this condition categorizes itself, but I for the past 2 to 3 years I have had this gray area on the inside of my right buttock. At first it was just gray, but then it started to get dry and itches from time to time and so far it has remained there. No matter how much I try. I am an 88 y.o. I have round itchy dry grey spots on my skin that are itchy and they are spreading across my upper back, thighs, buttocks.

Crack Stalker Call Of Pripyat Razor 1911. Introduction to slate grey patches: Several years ago, I met a little girl who had been taken from her parents because authorities noticed that her body, especially her buttocks, was covered with large, deep bruises. She and her parents were ripped from one another for her own good. I can only imagine what they each felt. Child abuse charges were eventually dropped when these “bruises” were correctly diagnosed as slate grey patches. What are slate grey patches? Slate grey patches (also known as “Mongolian Spots”) are nothing more than dense collections of melanocytes, the skin cells which contain melanin, the normal pigment of the skin. When the melanocytes are close to the surface, they look deep brown.

The deeper they are in the skin, the more bluish they look. Either way, they are not related to bruises or any other medical condition. They do not predispose to skin cancer or any other problem. Who gets slate grey patches?

At least one Mongolian spot is present on the great majority of babies of Native American, African, Asian, or Hispanic descent. They are also present in about one in ten fair-skinned infants. Despite the name, Slate grey patches have no known anthropologic significance, except for being more common in darker-skinned infants. What are the symptoms? These flat birthmarks can be deep brown, slate gray, or blue-black in color.

They do sometimes look like bruises. The edges are often, but not always, indistinct. They are most common on the lower back and buttocks, but are often found on the legs, back, sides, and shoulders. They vary from the size of a pinhead to six inches or more across. A child may have one or several.

Are they contagious? No How long do they last? Slate grey patches are present at birth, and most of them fade (at least somewhat) by age two. Most have completely disappeared by age five. If Slate grey patches remain at puberty, they are likely to be permanent. Fewer than five percent of children with Slate grey patches still have any by the time they reach adulthood. Those who do tend to be the ones with multiple, widespread spots, or with spots in unusual locations.

How are they diagnosed? Mongolian spots are usually diagnosed by their appearance. How are they treated?

No treatment is necessary. How can they be prevented? No prevention is necessary. Vsdc Free Video Editor Manual. Related concepts: Mongolian Spots.